Optical trains exploited in the various applications using the high power continuous wave lasers suffer severely from the damages due to the extremely high and non-homogeneous energy density distribution. In present project, the possibility of exploiting novel Transition metal oxide functionalized materials and meta-structures to mitigate the breakdown phenomena in these components will be investigated.

Fabrication and characterization of the meta and heterostructures for the optimization of the devices at extreme conditions to be used in accelerators as well as satellites technology.

The project aims at developing an innovative class of marine composites with a significantly reduced environmental impact. These new eco-materials will be created and used for boatbuilding, especially in the production of hulls or other structural parts of little boats (<10mt). Many research groups have been working for years with the scope to replace traditional materials, fiberglass as first. However, the present work has an important uniqueness: the new material will emerge from an unconventional use of sea waste.